[night86mare] Dreamscapes : A Photo Daily 2008

[andrewtansj]

06 Sep 08
Wheel of Fortune​

nice pano man just wondering how come the left hand bottom corner seems blur or soft:think:

 

[night86mare]

nice pano man just wondering how come the left hand bottom corner seems blur or soft:think:

thanks.

i noticed it too. the only answer i can come up with, since the rest of it is alright (this was cropped from a single frame), used f/16.. mid section of picture is actually sharp. right side also sharp. so has to be flare? that section has brighter lights. :dunno:

i wish i knew though. it sure ruins the picture, doesn't it?

 

[dingzyangz]

first look.. it doesnt (becos viewers focus in the centre)... but a 2nd look... it does. :bsmilie:
the colors are nice... very wide picture too.

is it becos of the lens? any reason for shooting at F16? is that the sharpest F-stop of the lens?
which lens is it ar?

thanks.

i noticed it too. the only answer i can come up with, since the rest of it is alright (this was cropped from a single frame), used f/16.. mid section of picture is actually sharp. right side also sharp. so has to be flare? that section has brighter lights. :dunno:

i wish i knew though. it sure ruins the picture, doesn't it?

 

[night86mare]

first look.. it doesnt (becos viewers focus in the centre)... but a 2nd look... it does. :bsmilie:
the colors are nice... very wide picture too.

is it becos of the lens? any reason for shooting at F16? is that the sharpest F-stop of the lens?
which lens is it ar?

yes, it's really bad. have replaced it to a tighter version (less sky though.. i like that sky ). as to why this is the case, it's still a mystery though. this is the first time this has happened.

it's a sigma 10-20.. can't be a lens problem, since right side is fine. the problem only surfaces with the +1 ev shot that i used in the hdr.. then it compounds itself since hdr softens.

f/16 is for more depth of field and to extend shutter speed - was thinking of leaving it as a reflection thing, but there's something that spoils the whole reflection so.. just did a pano crop. :bsmilie:

this evening's sunset was beautiful. more than a reward for the past few days' horrible weather. i actually went to shoot this a few days back.. got just one orange blob of floating light and grey skies..

 

[dingzyangz]

but i am amazed at how u went to that spot to capture the pic... it was from the expressway? the colors are really very nice... reliable Pentax. haha. pretty bad weather... but nevertheless... the grey clouds sure adds to some interesting composition too.

i guess might be because of hdr... auto exposure bracket or manual? there might have some little shakes there if it is manual bracketing... because of the cars that is causing the expressway to tremor. lol.

normally I shoot at 1 or 2 stop smaller than the widest possible aperture. they are the sharpest (according to scott kelby). at 10mm i guess it would be suffice too for the DoF.

yes, it's really bad. have replaced it to a tighter version (less sky though.. i like that sky ). as to why this is the case, it's still a mystery though. this is the first time this has happened.

it's a sigma 10-20.. can't be a lens problem, since right side is fine. the problem only surfaces with the +1 ev shot that i used in the hdr.. then it compounds itself since hdr softens.

f/16 is for more depth of field and to extend shutter speed - was thinking of leaving it as a reflection thing, but there's something that spoils the whole reflection so.. just did a pano crop. :bsmilie:

this evening's sunset was beautiful. more than a reward for the past few days' horrible weather. i actually went to shoot this a few days back.. got just one orange blob of floating light and grey skies..

 

[Leong23]

06 Sep 08
Wheel of Fortune​

Very nice pano shot. :thumbsup:

 

[night86mare]

but i am amazed at how u went to that spot to capture the pic... it was from the expressway? the colors are really very nice... reliable Pentax. haha. pretty bad weather... but nevertheless... the grey clouds sure adds to some interesting composition too.

i guess might be because of hdr... auto exposure bracket or manual? there might have some little shakes there if it is manual bracketing... because of the cars that is causing the expressway to tremor. lol.

normally I shoot at 1 or 2 stop smaller than the widest possible aperture. they are the sharpest (according to scott kelby). at 10mm i guess it would be suffice too for the DoF.

nope, not expressway.

manual.. and no tremors.. there is nothing in the area that i went to. :dunno:

the sigma 10-20 is sharp at f/8 to f/11.. but it is alright at f/16 to as much as f/22 actually. personally i think the "diffraction" part is overstated when it comes to wide angles.

Very nice pano shot. :thumbsup:

thanks bro! please keep shooting cats.. i'll be losing all of them soon until next year..

 

[jxlex]

06 Sep 08

Wheel of Fortune​

:thumbsup:

bro nice! ur photos nvr fail to inspire me...

 

[night86mare]

:thumbsup:

bro nice! ur photos nvr fail to inspire me...

thanks

 

[night86mare]

07 Sep 08

Loopy World​

 

[night86mare]

08 Sep 08

Urban Giraffes​

 

[jxlex]

08 Sep 08

Urban Giraffes​

once more :thumbsup:

 

[night86mare]

once more :thumbsup:

thanks bro

 

[Leong23]

07 Sep 08

Loopy World​

Very nice use of distortion.

 

[night86mare]

Very nice use of distortion.

thanks.. i think it's a little tilted though

 

[night86mare]

09 Sep 08

Rimlight​

 

[cichlid]

23 Aug 08

The Mind's Eye​

Hi Night86mare

Nice photos as usual.:thumbsup:

Can I know what lens you've used for this photo?

 

[night86mare]

Hi Night86mare

Nice photos as usual.:thumbsup:

Can I know what lens you've used for this photo?

hi bro,

thanks for comments.

pentax 10-17 fisheye. there is a tokina equivalent which is pretty similar.

 

[night86mare]

10 Sep 08

Portrait of a Stranger​

 

[night86mare]

11 Sep 08

Lovers' Tiff​